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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
A Reporter Punished.

The Chicago Tribune says At Iron
ton, o., high browed and intellectual
young reporter for one of the city papers
attended an oyster supper given by the
ladies of church society. The youth
was waited upon with all the prompt
ness and fidelity due to his exalted sta
ton. His bowl of soup was full of oys-
tiers and he was charged nothing for
it. On his departure he was given a
paper sack full of the finest assorted
cake The young man showed his ap-
probation of this kindness by publishing
the next day a half-column article on
''The Church Festival Oyster" con-
tanning all the time-honored witticlsms
that ave been handed down to this
generation on that subject. A committee
Of twelve young ladies wal ed on him at
his lodgings shortly after the appearance
of the paper on the street, took HIM into
a oke-house, tied him to a post, read
the article to him md then deluged him
frcm head to foot with a bucketful of
oyster soup that had been left from the
supper the evening before. The much
abused church festival oyster is one
ahead
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
A Lucky Mistake.

"Talking about druggists mistakes,
said a drug ggist, "I'll tell you funny
mistake made about three years ago.
A young German came into the store
one morning and said he wanted fifty
cents worth of arsenic to feed to some
rats sold him what l supposed was
the poison and would have thought no
more of the sale if the fellow had not
come round the next day and berated
me for selling him quinine for arsenic.
| learned later that the German, who
had become despondent over some mon
ey matters, bought the arsenic with
the intention of committing suicide.
He took the qulnine to his lodgings, put
on his grave clothes, shaved himself
with q dull razor, and then lay down
upon the bed with teaspoonful of the
alkeloid in his stomach. When he woke
up the next morning and found himself
alive he came to the store and relieved
himself of his bile Three weeks later
he got a good job in a down town cloth
ing house, and is now earning a good
salary. He comes around about once a
month to tell me that some of the mis-
takes druggists make are not so bad, af-
ter all -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
A Time and Way to Danca

'Do you think it is wicked to dance'
writes Abigail GIddigirl. Well, YES. hbi-
gail, we think it is wicked for some
people to dance. Now you, for instance;
it is very licked for you to dance. We
saw you dancing one night last week.
Every time you stepped you showed the
Soles of your feet like semaphore arms,
and you kicked like an Ohio River stern
wheel towpoat; your boquet began fall
ing to pieces in the first round; you fam
ned your frizzes out of curl before 10
o'clock; as you hoped around your
hustle had an Independent motion of its
own, as though it had no connection
whatever with the rest of your costume;
YOU clutched your par ner as though you
were going to drag him to the station
house. and you handled your fan like a
billy. Is it wicked to dance, Abigail2
hat style of dancing, Abigail is worse
than the wickedness Jeroboam, --BUR-
pEIT ..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
The Boys Shouted.

A friend gives us the following facts
i'll regard to college spree, which were
obtained from one of the students con.
nected with certain college whose
officers have hitherto taken a deep inter-
est in intercollegiate games, boat races,
&c. In desperate contest not long
ago, says our informant, a whole class
by permission left college to be present
as witnesses of one of the manly
sports" above spoken Of They were
absent Professor and students, whole
day or more attending this affair
When the class assembled on its return
the Professor aforesaid found, as a mat
ter of course, every student wholly
unprepared for the recitation, "Well,
boys" said the Professor, 81 see l shall
be obliged to mark you all deficient to-
day, but never mind we have won the
battle, and that is glory enough for one
day the class is dismissed" AS the
boys arose from their seats to leave, one
of them said Professor, three cheers
for old! 'Rah! 'rah 'rah!" in
which the Professor and all the boys
joined with yell that nearly started
the roof. .-IndeDendeat
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
A Sheriff Up TO Snuff.

The atten ion of Sheriff Matson was
called by reporter of Chicago to a dis
patch from New York stating that he
was denounced at a meeting of anarch-
lists for his interference with the intend
ed marriage of Miss Van Zandt to Spies,
and that Anarchist Carl Hudwicks had
suggested that the sheriff might be
outwitted by Miss Van Zandt dressing
in mems clothing, putting on false
whiskers, taking a clergyman along, and
having the ceremony performed in Jail.
Sheriff Matson smiled when he read the
dispatch, and said "I reckon not
guess | won't be outwitted. l wish the
papers would stop talking about those
people. You make them feel to i'm
portant. She thinks she is a bigger
woman than Mrs. lie Gland, and Spies
thinks lie is bigger than the old man
himself. You have advertised those
people too much, and l would drop
them -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
A Curious Old Custom.

It used to be the custom many years
ago in old Esopus, now Kingston, for
all thrifty DANES to prepare grave
clothes" for the different members of
the family With the growth of child
the old grave clothes" would be dis
carded-perhaps given to an improvi-
dent or shiftless neighbOr to be used in
time of need-and new garments would
be promptly made to replace the old. A
story is told about relative of the late
Judge WeStbrook, of Kingston City.
Mrs. IS grave clothes had been
laid carefully away for many long
day. When grown yellow or mussed
looking the old lady would ''do them
up fresh' with her own hands, and a
feeling of blissful readiness and security
would again be hers. One day neigh
Dor called ON the old lady, and the lat
ter was found greatly perturbed over
something. ''Guess you'd be frustrated,
too" said the excited dame, ''if some
body came and borrowed your grave
clothes, just after they'd all been done
up fresh. That shiftless Miss --. |
knew she wouldn' have anything fit to
wear when she came to die; and, sure
enough, it was borrow, borrow, even
after her death. Such shiftlessness |
never could endure. Now, I've got to
go to work and make up another set, or
| may be catched in the same box" The
old lady, who was then past so, went
promptly to work and had fresh grave
clothes made up, and it is asserted on
good authority that she lived only few
hours after their co ppletion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24

CLOSE WoRK.-As Capt. A. Cameron,
who has charge of the "dry F." dock
below Albina, Oregon was taking his
morning smoke out on the dock yester'
day some fellow down the river fired
gun, the bullet from which struck the
pipe in Capt. Camcron's mouth, carry
ing 1t all away except the small piece
held in his teeth. Only one who by
some accident has been deprived of hii
accustomed smoke can understand the
disgust Of Capt Cameron.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24

TALKING with friends the other day
about the bringing up of children, Gen.
Lew Wallace said: Train boy to be
brave and to speak the truth, and you
have done your best by him"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24

''Father, when man wants to brlbe
an alderman, does he go to him and
oyer him a certain sum ~
THAT depends, William"
''On what 2
"On whether tho alderman hasn't first
come to him and fixed his own price. -
.Detrqit Free P,ess.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
L. Y. VI. COMM EXCITEMENT,
THE PHI BETA KAPPA GRAFTON BY
HON. DORMAN B. EATON,
The Meeting of the Alumni Association
and of the Phi Beta Kappa Junior Eek.
hibition at the Opera House last
evening-A Brilliant Audience.
Continued from second page

The second day of commencement week
was ushered in with smiling skies, and
though the weather was rather warmer
than the average of late, large audiences
attended the various public exercises of
the day. The morning WAS devoted to the
usual alumni and Phi Beta Kappa meet
ings, held at the college building. AL
though considerable number of alumni
are in town, the attendance at the associ-
ate alumni meeting, which was held in
the chapel at 1870 o'clock, was not very
large.
THE ALUMNI MEETING.
In tie absence of the president and vice
president of the association the meeting
was called to order by the secretary. On
motion of Rev. j. l. Bliss, ID. d., Rev. A.
ID. Barber Of Williston, Vt, was elected
president protein. The records of the last
meeting were read by the secretary aud on
motion of James b. Hammond they were
approved.
The treasurer, George w. Wales of Bur-
ance in the treasury of S20.7 IS. The report
was adopted and ordered on file, on mo-
ton of G.. w. Brownell. jr. +. B. Taft of
Burlington in behalf of the obituary com
mittee read the neurological report, which,
on motion of G. +. Allen, was accepted
and copy requested for publication.
The report embraced the names of
Stephen Leonard Herrick of the class of
1924; Rufus Case, class of 1888 James
Forsyth, class of 1889; William Almon
Wheeler, class of 1912 Daniel William
Giltillan and Amos Persons Prichard, class
of lS47 George Louis Waterman, class of
1860; James Henry King, class of 1878 :;
and William 0aniSnn pluSS nf 1870
On motion of f. b. Taft Rev. j. G.
Hale, r. Roberts and f. B. Taft were APP
pointed committee to nominate officers
for the ensuing year. The committee re
ported the following: President-Rev.
Theodore A. Hopkins, South Burlington,
VT. vice-president, Robert Fleming, Chi
cago Ill. secretary, Charles f. Allen,
burlington, Vt; treasurer, George W.
Wales, Burlington VT; executive com
mittee, A. f. Leavenworth Chas. +.
Allen, Elihu b. Taft, ID. 5. Kellogg,
Robert Roberts; obituary committee, H.
.. Wheeler, $ Haselton, Norman Will
liams, Norman Paul, and l.. f. Englesby
On motion of c. w. Brownell, jr.. the
report was accepted and adopted.
consisting of Prof II. A. p. Torrey, G. W.
Brownwell, jr., and John b. Wheeler
were appointed a committee to select an
orator and poet, with their substitutes
for the next public celebration in 1888,
with full power to act during the year as
occasion might require. +. B. Taft and
Prof. j. f. Goodrich in behalf of the
committee on the alumni library fund,
reported cash collected during the year
and paid into the treasury of the univer-
slty $3.50 90 and gifts of valuable books
from alumni amounting in value to as
much more. On motion of X. Roberts
the meeting was then adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The experiment of having the State
print the text books for the public schools
has been tried by California, and the re
suit is that the State is paying more for the
books than if they were bought in open
market. Public printers sometimes make
q good deal more than private printers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Prof. Egbert Smyth of Andover Theo-
logical seminary was among the guests at
Bowdoin College commencement, on
Thursday, and had thoroughly cordial
reception, being greeted by prolonged and
repeated applause when he rose to speak.
Evidently he is not considered very
dreadful hereto in that quarter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The Chinese laundrymen in New York
have struck for American wages. This
is the first rift in the cloud of cheap
Chinese labor. If it goes on widening,
America can perhaps afford to open her
western gates again and say to the China
men, Come in ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The Apache war has come suddenly and
decisively to an end. Gen. Miles has sent
the following despatch from San Carlos,
A. 7:
Lieut.. Johnson's surprise and capture
and the rapid pursuit of the troops have
driven the band of hostiles back, to the
reservation, where they have surrendered
and | have instituted an investigation and
detailed general ourt-martial for trial
of those guilty of military offences, thus
ending the present disturbances.
The day of prolonged Indian wars on
our frontier has evidently passed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

A Chicago friend, who would himself do
honor to the bench of any court, calls our
attention to the fact that of the six judges
of the Circuit Court recently elected in
Chicago, two were sons of Vermont, viz
Rollin S. Williamson and Arba y. Water
man, while a third is half a Vermonter,
having taken his wife from Addison coun-
ty, in this State. Mr.. Grinnell will not
take his seat on the bench until autumn,
rs he is at present the States attorney.
He is, our readers know, a brother of Dr.
Grinnell of this city, and has proved him
self fearless prosecutor He ferretted
out the election frauds of 1884 and sent
Joseph Mackin, democratic leader, to the
penitentiary. He successfully prLsecu
ted the anarchists and recently caused the
conviction of batch of Cook county
"boodltrs" This week he enters upon
the trial of another boodling gang before
Judge Egbert Jameson, who is native
of Addison county. In the Superior CoW t
in that city, Vermont is also represented
by Judges Kirk Halves, and by Richard $.
Tuthill Of the Circuit Court. So Vermont
ers still keep well to the front in Chicago,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The Canadian newspapers seem tothink
that there is some hostility on the part of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration to the
New England fishermen, which is likely
to be of service to the Dominion, in the
fisheries dispute, But why should an
Adirondack fisherman dislike his broth
ers of the line, on the coast = Their fish
stories" do not conflict.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Mr.. Cleveland explains privately, to
Daniel and others. that when he addressed
Queen Victoria as great and good frend''
he intended no reference to her physical
dimensions. And Queen Vic whispers to
Wales that this is the first time she ever
knew that Grover and herself were such
great friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The tolls seem to be closing about Jacob
Sharp, the New York boodler, No honest
jury can disregard the overwhelming evil
dence which has been brought against
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

A meeting of democratic leaders, mostly
senators, was held at Washington, last
week, for the purpose of comforting upon
the party policy. 1t has probably occurred
to the leaders of the democracy that some
thing has got to be done, either to keep
the president from mistakes, Tor to get
some other candidate in training for the
next contest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Having got the Vermont postoffices all
into democratic hands, except the Mont
peler office, general raise of the salaries
of the postmasters has taken place, with
the exception of that of the Montpelier
postmaster. This is a reform administra-
tiOn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

cable is to be laid in the Pacific
ocean, and the time is not far off when Il
man can stand in any city and belt the
globe with his message.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Without any flourish OF trumpets or
other display Canada has quietly opened
to the public her Niagara Falls park. The
Canadian side of the falls is now as free
to everybody as the American side.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The surplus in the national treasury has
been reduced to such an extent that it will
probably be s3O,OOO,O00 less at the begin
ming of September than on July /,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

The Philadelphia Record heads an edi-
torial THE End of the Andover Quar-
rel" The Record undoubtedly means
one end. The other end is long way off.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Coal mine disasters are alarmingly fire.
Quent and serious of late.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01

Wall street has been badly shaken up
lately, and Jay Gould seems to be liveler
than before he was killed off
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
Celebration of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Hon. Dorman Is. Eaton's Grafton.

HVHs f1O1 frf0n d. E"tVTf
In the afternoon was held the Phi Beta
Kappa celebration, the exercises being in
the College street church. A very large
audience was present. to listen to the adj
dress of the afternoon by Dorman b.
Eaton, LIZ ID. of New York city Music
was furnished on the occasion by the
Howard Opera House orches ra. After
prayer by the chaplain, Rev John q.
Hale of Lugonia, CAL, Hon. Dorman b.
Eaton delivered the Grafton, which was
upon political PARTIES" The following
Is a report of the Grafton in full
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
Gen. Cabell Denies the Squael.

There was rumor floating around
promiscuously Saturday that one of
Texas e. Pacific train robbers had
"squealed," that is, told the story of
the robbery. In an interview with
Gen. Cabell he informed HERALD
reporter that it was not true. The re-
port he says got out from the circum-
stance that one of the suspects" asked
not to be put behind the bars ON ac-
count of his aged mother who was in
ill health and he dreaded the conse.
quences if she learned he had been in
corcerated in prison cell. lie was
permitted TO remain at the govern
ment building under trusty guard.
These newspapers, the general says, can
do great deal of harm, and in this
instance may have prevented informa-
ton which might have been procured
that he despairs of getting now.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
English Men OF War TO Suppress Van.
kee Fishing.

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. SILT is off
cially stated that the government, in
response to an appeal to the mother
country, has just received assurances
from the imperial authorities that
men of war will be dispatched to the
maritime provinces in the spring to
co-orerate with Canadian cruisers in
enforcing the fisheries protective ser
vice. The promises of the English
government create great satisfaction
in official circles, and indicate that
American vessels win be more rigidly
excluded from our waters during the
next season than the past.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
District Court.

The case of Eliza Breckbill against
w. ii. Norton is on trial. The case is
a suit on note.
L. M. Forlines and wife enter suit
against Chas. v. and Ferdinand w.
Krugh, real estate dealers. The
plaintiffs aver that tley placed certain
city property in thel hands Of these
real estate agents fbr sale. Subse.
quently they made a trade with p. S.
Barich for another piece OF property,
which the petition cites they repre-
seHted that they could realize $500 or
$1,000 for, which the plaintiff says they
failed to do. After the trade was
made plaintiffs say that defendants
told them they had buyer, and took
a deed for the defendants to sign
which said defendant says he did not
read until after IL was signed when he
discovered that they had sold the
property to defendants for less
money than was agreed upon.
VIM. Phelan ct al vs.. Weley & Bot
son ct al. In March, 1886, suit was in
stituted to recover from VIM. Phelan
ct al. the sum of $SOS, and judgment
was rendered against them. Phelan ct
al. applied to Judge Aldredge for a
writ of'injunction restraining the sale
of said property, claiming exemption
under the law. Injunction granted.
City National Bank vs.. n. w. Cole
ct al. Suit ON note for $7ss and inter-
est. N. w. Cole et al reside in Lamar
county. Parties in Honey Grove held
the note, which subsequently passed
into the hands Of the Kcating Imple-
ment Company, who negotiated the
same at the City National Bank. Said
bank now brings suit against all par
ties.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-31
Peter McCleIland's viii.

WACO, Jan. 3l.-The original will
made in 1881 devised the whole estate
to his son, but upon the condition and
restriction that the son should not
take and enjoy the revenues and prof
its until twenty-five years aGer the
death of the testator, these rents and
profits to be invested by the ex-
ecutors from time to time
as they might accrue for that
period. The codicil executed in 1886,
just before his death, provided that
the executors should retain the prop
erty during the natural life of the son:
The estate is worth 100000. Young
Peter McClelland contested on two
grounds:
/. That at the date of the codici the
testator was of unsound mind.
2. That the conditions and restric-
tions in the original will were invalid
because by the terms of the devise
young Peter was vested with the fee
simple title to all the property, the cx-
ecutors not having any title or estate
in themselves, and that such instruc-
tions were incompatible with the es-
tate granted, made in restraint of
alienation, and void in law, and that
the devisee took the property abso-
lutely, and as if no such restrictions
had been attempted.